Are you dreaming of bonfires and hot toddies or clinching onto a bourbon slush? Though nothing can stop summer’s-end, we propose a transitional cocktail to ease you into cooler temps.

Ingredients like lemon and honey promise to hold onto the bright, carefree essence of summer. While the aroma of autumn can be found in Four Roses Small Batch — a palate dominated by rich caramel and toffee notes, complemented by nuances of dark chocolate, roasted nuts, and a hint of cinnamon. Whether you’re summoning sweater-weather or have a tight grip on summer, this refreshing sip is for you.

Ingredients:
2 oz Four Roses Small Batch Bourbon
.75 oz Ooni Bourbon Barrel Aged Honey Syrup (or your honey of choice)*
.75 oz lemon juice
Garnish: lemon peel

Directions:
Combine all ingredients into a mixing tin. Add ice. Shake for fifteen seconds, or until the cocktail is properly diluted and well chilled. Double strain into a chilled cocktail coupe. Garnish.

*Honey Syrup:
Combine two parts honey and one part hot water. Stir until honey is dissolved. Cool to room temperature.

If you’re holding tight to warmer days, you might like these summer sips:

Woodford Reserve’s Porch Swing Cocktail
The Cham Girl Cocktail
Teaches of Peaches Cocktail

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